Liquid measure



R. B. MUNDAY LI UID MEASURE Dec. 4, 1934.

Filed Oct. 1, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Dec. 4, 1934. R, B, MUNDAY 1,983,239

LIQUID MEASURE Filed Oct. 1, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 4, 1934 r 1 1,983,239-

1 UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE LIQUID MEASURE I 1 Richard B. Munday, Oakivood, 011m, assigncr to The Cincinnati Ball Crank Company, Cincinnati, ,Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application October 1, 1932, Serial No. 635,804

1 Claim. (01. 137-90) Thisinvention relates to an improvement in Figure 8 is an enlarged section through an end liquid measures as commonly employed for disof a coupling tubing length. pensinglubrlcating oil at automobile service sta- Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a vessel tions, of pitcher type, with a discharge spout'upon or container of pitcher type, made of sheet metal 7 the end of a flexible or bendable tube or conduit, having an outwardly flaring top 2 and a handle connecting with the bottom of the vessel. The 3 toward the top. The vessel has an inclined outlet, of the container is valve controlled, with bottom 4 disposed at an elevation above its base the valve mechanism mounted within the vessel edge to provide for housing a pipe elbow 5 fixed and actuated by a thumb button accessible from to the bottom 4 and extending laterally through '10" the handle of the vessel. The spout when not in the wall of the vessel and fixed thereto. The

use for draining or emptying the vessel extends outer end of the elbow is threaded for making a upwardly and is hooked to the top of the vessel. union connection with a hose or tube 6. The

It has been the practice to connect the spout bottom of the vessel slopes downwardly in all diwith the bottom of the vessel through an interrections toward a discharge outlet eccentrically 1'51 mediate section or length of either flexible metallocated and the bottom at the opening is anhe tubing or rubber tubing armored by or as a nularly flanged outwardly for telescopically joinlining for a flexible metallic tubing to obtain ing with the elbow 5. p a smooth bore to prevent an undue amount of The outlet is controlled by a valve 7 fixed upon oil adhering to the surface of the. bore. Frean end of a lever 8 pivotally mounted within the 205i quent bending of the rubber tube in the same vessel. A vertically disposed rod 9 connects with direction as for hanging the spout to the top of the opposite end of the valve lever 8 and is guided the vessel, compresses the rubber of the tube on by a pair of brackets 10--10, fixed to and laterally one side and stretches the same at the opposite extendin om t inner de Of the Wall O the side. It has been experienced that when frevessel, preferably in line with the handle. zsliquently bending the tube to a comparatively A spring 11 encircles the valve actuating rod sharp arc, it is soon injured to cause leakage. 9 and is interposed between the lowermost bracket The present invention, therefore, relates to an 10 and a collar 12 fixed upon the rod for exertimproved structure of tube and an object of the g a pr for automatically Closing the valve invention is to provide a tube for the discharge T ed 9 ds up y above the p of 30.: spout of a liquid measure of increased durability h vessel a i upper fr nd ha a l r lly s5 and which will furnish a packed union at its wa dly extending but u bold opposite ends for connecting respectively with 13 in line W a d Slightly above t a dle 3.

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the outlet of the vessel and the spout. The valve rod is actuated by the thumb of the Further features and advantages of the invenhand grasping the handle. 35J jtion will be more fully set forth in the descrip- An indicator block 14 of rectangular form is tion of the accompanying drawings in which: J'O d up the red immediately b t Figure 1 is a central vertical section partly in the thumb button 13 and extends Parallel eelevation of the improved liquid measure showing With;- one end of the indicator block is journalled the valve mechanism for the discharge outlet Within an 15 depending rem the forward end 40,1111 closed position of the thumb button and the opposite end is jour- Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 with the milled in the Valve actuating F 4 by a Pin parts in position when the Valve is open gaged through the rod. The indicator block 14 at its inner end has a lip 16 extending obliquely therefrom to which a pull rod 17 is pivotally conoperating end of the valve actuating mechanism nested. The lower end of the pull rod is formed i in position when the valve is closed.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 with the $22 .13??? engaged about the upper gmde Paris in position w the valve is open; As shown in Figures 1 and 3 the valve actuat- Flgure 5 1S a slde elevahon of the mdleaior ing rod 9 is in its normal position with the valve Figure 3 is an enlarged end elevation of the oq closed. The indicator block thus is in a posi- 05 Figure 6 is an elevation 0f the improved 0011- tion to expose a face side carrying the display pling length of bendable tubihgwording Shut. By depressing the valve actu- Figure iS a View Similar to Figure 5 illustratating rod 9, the indicator block is swivelled to ing the exterior of the. rubber tubing which is display a second face side marked Open. The 5m enc1osed by a flexible metallic tubing. actuating rod has an annular groove 9 to proall vide a locking notch for engagement with the upper bracket 10 through a slight tilting action of the rod for holding the valve open.

It is desirable for automobile service to have an extended flexible discharge spout for the liquid measure, the spout usually connecting with a short length of flexible tubing as a link coupled to the vessel outlet. Flexible metal tubing has been employed, but is objectionable in that its structure interiorly does not provide a flush bore surface, this for dispensing lubricating oil, allows too great a quantity of the oil to adhere to the interior wall of the tube. Therefore, a rubber tubing or hose is utilized as a lining for, or armored by a flexible metal tube. The spout is usually hooked in an upright position to the upper end of the vessel when not in use. This flexes the metal tube or hose to an are which is very severe to the tubing, causing an undue compression of the rubber material along an innerside of the bend of the tube, and an extreme stretching of the material at an outer side, resulting in a rapid breaking down of the tubing material shortening its life.

The present invention provides a rubber tube as a flexible tube link connection for the dis charge spout 1'7 consisting of a length of rubber tubing 18 having annular or circumferential flanges or ribs exteriorly integral therewith, and of uniform spacing apart for its full length thereby providing alternate thin wall and heavy wall portions.

As an external corrugated tube, it offers greater flexibility by reason of the thin wall portions with the flanges or ribs compensating and accommodating for excess stretching of the material on one side in bowing or bending the tube and for the side which is compressed the flanges or ribs move against and abut one another limiting the bending arc. The flanges circumferentially reinforce the tubing, giving the same increased durability and life and while the major Wall portion is comparatively thin, increases the flexibility of the tube.

The tubing at each of its opposite ends has a rim flange 19 integral therewith serving as a gasket and shoulder for making a union connection, one end with the spout 17 and the op- .posite end with the elbow 5.

The tube is armored by a flexible metal tube 20 of commercial structure having lapped opposite ends forming a screw-threaded rim 21 at the rear side of the union flange of the rubber tube as an attachable element of a union joint enabling the tube to be readily coupled to the spout and vessel of the liquid measure.

The metallic armor 20 covering the rubber tube is of an internal diameter corresponding to the diameter of the ridges forming the circumferential corrugation for the exterior of the rubber tube, leaving the furrows formed by the ribs free, allowing the tube to move within the armor.

Having described my invention, I claim:

A hose, comprising, a flexible tubing of vulcanizable material having uniformly spaced annular ribs about its exterior, and a flexible metal conduit enclosing said tube, having an interior diameter approximately corresponding to the diameter of the ridges forming the corrugation on the exterior of the tube, its ends, each formed as an element of a pipe union.

RICHARD B. MUNDAY. 

